Posted on 03/02/2011 5:15:18 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie
Must see movie. Awesome troops in Afghanistan. Makes you wonder why we are there, especially to see a documentary without an answer to this question. Must see movie. 9:00 p.m., Nat. Geo. Channel.
That is one incredible documentary. My kid who’s in JrROTC needs to watch that tonight.
Does National Geo continue their liberal worldview with this program?
Thanks for the heads up. Saw only the last half a few weeks ago.
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thanks, DVR set
I watched it a few weeks ago streaming on Netflix. It doesn’t just make you wonder what they are doing there. It makes it seem like an obscene waste of our armed forces. Soldiers sitting down trying to make friends with bearded, toothless freaks. What the hell?
There is no “worldview.” It’s simply a documentary about the guys along the Afghan-Pakistan border. Junger wrote a book, “War” which is true to the documentary. A very good read.
For me I did not see any of that. I only saw the final hour. I was VERY surprised to see that from NGeo. Then that is just me. I also quit for the most part watching those channels for that reason. Mrcoldone does watch, that is why i watched it to begin with.
After reading the book....I think National Geographic did a fair job with this production. Surprising given their usual lefty tilt. Restrepo is a peek inside the infantry war in the Korengal Valley. Good stuff. Realistic.
Amazing film.
More of a log than a traditional documentary, as the filmmakers don’t speak a word and aren’t seen.
I have a Marine son and an Air Force Lieutenant Son.
The Marine son has been to Iraq and is headed to Afghanistan by request.
Restopo is the most stupid movie made according to service members.
My son was friends with Juan Restrepo in Medic school in San Antonio. We took my son, Juan and several of their buds to dinner one weekend. They were all great kids. I think Juan was the only one to go direct to Afghanistan after medic training. Apparently he was killed about 6 months after he graduated.
My son was in Kosovo when he heard about Juan. Tough on him. Tough on all of us. He was a real nice kid - left a wife and little girl (if I remember correctly).
Watched the movie the last time it was on Nat Geo. Hard to watch. Not sure I can do it again.
Thanks for the heads up.
Netflix has it available on Istant Watch. I did see half of it last night and was very impressed. I’ll catch the other half tonight.
Combat, from the point of view of an infantry combatant, is completely devoid of any political or social component. It is simply a primeval struggle between warriors. If you survive, it is because you have killed your opposite number. You have more than likely stood over his dead body and exalted at the triumph. If he were not dead, you would be. He was a warrior just like you, but one of you was going to die and you a damned glad that its not you. Its not personal.
No film can capture what infantry combat is like, though many have tried. This film does a good job from my point of view and is well worth seeing.
Good documentary, GREAT book!
I am very sorry to hear of the personal nature of this movie and the pain you and your son went through. Juan Restrepo was a fantastic young man.
I think this was an awesome movie, and the troops were admirable and brave. I just don't think trying to befriend bearded, toothless polygamists is ever going to work. They prefer their way to our way, and I prefer they be left alone, so long as they don't attack us.
I just think we need to respect our troops more, and get them out asap. We should fight to end all wars quickly, then get out. Of course all the 5th columnists (democrats, etc.) in our country would blame us for the carnage after we leave, but we should play a high tech game of whack a mole.
In summary, I thought the movie to be fair, the troops awesome and the cause cloudy.
You need to follow “Restrepo” up with “Green Zone”
The movie is political if you watch closely. You see the failure to earn the trust of and assistance of locals, in part due to past mistakes. And the movie ends with the note that after the blood sweat and tears, we retreated.
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